Arnold
Schwarzenegger filled Donald Trump's hosting role on NBC's
revamped "The Celebrity Apprentice," but he wasn't able to match
the president-elect's ratings numbers.

Monday's two-hour premiere of the "Terminator" star's version of
the business reality show was viewed by 4.9 million live viewers
in early Nielsen ratings numbers. As for adults under the age of
50, the demographic TV advertisers desire most, the show earned a
1.3 rating, according to TheWrap.

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For comparison, the previous Trump-hosted season-seven premiere
in January 2015 was watched by 6.8 million viewers and earned a
2.4 rating among the advertiser demographic.

"Celebrity Apprentice" faced some big competition on Monday
night, including the season-21 premiere "The Bachelor." The ABC
dating competition earned a 2.1 rating and 6.6 million viewers.